The Israeli house movement continues to develop…

Guy Gerber, Guy J, Shlomi Aber, Itamar Sagi, Miss Fitz have established Israel as a hotbed of dance production talent in recent years. Now this fine tradition continues as Renaissance proudly introduce legendary Tel Aviv-based DJ Sahar Z, resident of Haoman 17: the biggest and most prestigious club in Israel. He now follows-up 3 past releases (one of which boasts an incredible Gui Boratto remix) with a devastating homage to the Detroit sound and Carl Craig in particular.

Alongside friends and production partners Audio Junkies, who are comprised by the brothers Daniel & Joe Rave, they have been making a name for themselves as pioneers of the Israeli dance scene and are now getting the international recognition that they undoubtedly deserve.

‘Beyond Detroit’ contains all the motor city hallmarks: house-stabs; a beautiful, haunting pad and a driving techno kick. As with many of the tracks from its genre-influence, ‘Beyond’ will no doubt find a home in a broad cross section of DJs wallets. One example is Sasha, who included it in his recent ‘Thank You Mix’ and, following the play, set message boards ablaze as eager listeners attempted to ID the track.

The tunes wide-reaching appeal is further enhanced as it appears in two guises, the peak-time ‘Original’ and ‘After Hours Mix’, the latter being a collaborative effort between Sahar Z and DJ / producer Guy Mantzur. Guy is the co-owner of the Munich based label Plattenbank, forming a formidable duo with Sahar Z and creating a remix that is perfect for earlier floors or those dark, late night / early morning moments when the wobble has well and truly kicked-in!

Sahar Z Vs. The Audio Junkies – Beyond Detroit is out now at Beatport, and all good digital outlets.